Reproducible Research: Many Dimensions and Shared Responsibilities

Reposted from:  NNLMALL Listserv Attend Worshop and Videocast on Reproducible Research from NIH on Monday March 14, 2016. NIH Data Science Workforce Development Center TITLE: Reproducible Research: Many Dimensions and Shared Responsibilities DATE: Monday, March 14, 2016 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm EST; 1:30pm to 3:30pm CST; 12:30pm-2:30pm MT LOCATION: NIH Main Campus, Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium VIDEOCAST: This workshop will be videocast. INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Meier McShane Chief, Biostatistics Branch Biometric Research Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Biomedical researchers have an ethical responsibility to ensure the reproducibility and integrity of their work so that precious research resources are not wasted, and most importantly, flawed or misleading results do not make their way to clinical studies where the faulty evidence could adversely affect study participants.  Many factors have been suggested as contributors to irreproducible biomedical research, including poor study design, analytic instability of measurement methods, sloppy data handling, inappropriate and misleading statistical analysis methods, improper reporting or interpretation of results, and on rare occasions, outright scientific misconduct.  These problems can occur in any type of biomedical study, whether preclinical or clinical, large or small.  Examples of the many potential pitfalls will be discussed along with suggested approaches to...
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